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Police forensic teams are searching a house on the Ordsall Estate in Salford after two prisoners escaped from a transit van yesterday. The house they are searching is where two people were arrested yesterday in connection with the escape.

“We can confirm that on Tuesday 30th April at approximately 9:00am a prisoner escort vehicle was targeted on the A57 Regent Road, Manchester, which resulted in the escape of two people from custody. We are liaising with Greater Manchester Police regarding this incident. As this is an on-going police investigation we are unable to comment further at this time.”